Home is where your Previa is...

Some pictures from Bill Chin at the Burning Man Arts & Entertainment Festival... I especially like the sticker "Home is where your Previa is".. :)

Home is where your Previa is.

A lot of dust and sand .. And keeping most of the sun of the Previa. Keeping it in the shades.

Remove interior and in with a sleeping bad. Keep it simple and go..

Review of the Kenwood KDC-X5100BT installed in the Previa

Finding a review or demostration for the car stereo you are interested in is very hard. When I was doing research for a new Car Stereo I had a hard time finding useful information. I dont really know why, but I decided to make a video showing what car audio I finally did end up with and show some features of the new Kenwood KDC-X5100BT.
In Sweden it cost about 1500 SEK and you get an astonishing amount of features. Rear USB, Flac 48 kHz / 24 bit. 3x4V preout, Crossover, DSP, Time alignment and the list goes on.

Kenwood KDC-X5100BT Key Illumination

Some of the features on the Car Stereo I just bought.

Despacito playing on the Kenwood KDC-X5100BT.

Doing bluetooth with the Kenwood Remote application. The phone becomes like a remote controller.

You can make phonecalls with the radio by pairing it with your smartphone (bluetooth).

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Getting a new Stereo for the Toyota Previa (TCR11)

Time to take the Previa and go look for a new head unit.. Diffrent shots from the Toyota Previa..

How to remove old car stereo and install a Bluetooth stereo, Kenwood KDC X5100BT in Toyota Previa

How to remove old car stereo and install a Bluetooth stereo, Kenwood KDC X5100BT

Just bought it @ Bilstereohörnan in Västerås, Sweden

This is a video showing how to remove the old car radio and install a new aftermarket Bluetooth stereo. Sort of a Tutorial how to replace your old radio with a new car stereo. Wire harness and all. Also microphone installation.
Car: Toyota Previa Mk1
Stereo: Kenwood KDC-X5100BT
I show you the ISO connector / adapter for simple installation, matching your car.
Disclaimer: Take you own responsibility and educate yourself before doing this type of work. And remember before you start: As a precaution remove the negative battery pole connector.

Car Stereo Installation step by step (Head Unit Install)




The Kenwood car audio has Bluetooth, Rear USB, Rear Aux, Flac 24-bit / 48 kHz, Variable led display. Can connect 2 different phones at the same time. It has a indicator on the front face showing status. It has a register of 5 paired devices in memory. You can control it via an application, Kenwood Remote that you download to your phone.
The Stereo also has a CD-receiver. It has lots of features. I will do a review later, keep your eyes open.

Female ISO-connector and radio antenna

Decide to use the "cage" method when installing it. It becomes much easier to remove the stereo then.

Keeping the protective plastic on the display during the installation.

The Kenwood Head Unit is manufactured in Indonesia. JVC Kenwood Corporation,  Model: KDC-X5100BT

Check out for a review coming up!

The car stereo installation turned out alright and was a breeze thanks to ISO harness being bought.

Searchwords: 
Kenwood KDC-X5100BT, Replace / Remove and install an aftermarket Car Stereo, Remove old Car Stereo, Single DIN, Installation,

Toyota Previa, Toyota Tarago, Toyota Estima, Install Bluetooth Car Stereo,

1999 Previa for sale (HWL549)

Before I bough my Previa I was considering buying this Previa. But it was located pretty far away from where I lived. It was advertised for a long time. When it was time for vacation I went to have a look at it..


Selling for 34500 SEK
1999

"AC, CD-stereo Original, 2*Elhiss, Elspeglar, Centrallås, ABS, Airbags, Servo, Året runt däck, 7-sitsig, Tiltratt, Uttagen Feb -00, Bakspoiler, Besiktigad t.o.m 1 Feb -17, 132 Hkr, Endast 14.100 mil!"

Pictures from the ad: from: https://www.blocket.se/kronoberg/Toyota_Previa_2_4i_GL_7_sits_Uttagen_Feb__00_65680766.htm?ca=9&w=3


New lower price 2016-06-22
29900 SEK

As I said, I went to look and see it. About 400 km from my home.. Just got sold when I arrived. But it wasnt in that good shape and it was leaking.. So I'm pretty glad it got sold so I didnt have to buy it. :)

The car was located in Ljungby, Bilstallet.. Far from home.. Took 2 trains and 1 bus just to get there.

How many owners? Pretty much:


Pictures from nice seller, via MMS

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Remove car stereo in a Previa/Tarago

Remove car stereo in a Toyota Tarago / Previa / Estima. 

In my quest for searching for info about wiring Harness adaptor and colors of wire and so on I've gather this information.
I also took some pictures when I removed the stereo.. Hope you find it useful somehow..

Toyota Previa CD radio stereo wiring harness adapter lead loom ISO converter.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toyota-Previa-harness-adapter-converter/dp/B00JEWGS24

From Kjell & Company homepage

Original wire harness for a Toyota Stereo

Can buy such an ISO adapter, but can also splice it with the cable that comes with and cut down below (but chances are that you do something wrong). And cut it directly with the Pioneer Contact.

Manage to remove the old stereo..

Backside of original Toyota Stereo

Pulling it out after removed screws..

Colors of orignal wiring.

From http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgrading-a-car-radio-for-a-Toyota-Corolla/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgrading-a-car-radio-for-a-Toyota-Corolla/step2/Connecting-the-wires/

Youtube


http://tarago.blogspot.se/2009/01/removing-stereo-from-98-tarago-previa.html

another link, not as good as the first.
http://previavan.blogspot.se/2008/04/how-do-you-remove-stereo-in-toyota.html


Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Blue/Yellow   (might be red on Tarago)
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Gray
Car Radio Ground Wire: Brown

Car Radio Illumination Wire: Green
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: Black/Red

Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Pink
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Purple
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Green (Light Green)
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Blue

Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Black
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Red
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): White